BBC Radio One Live in Concert (The Long Ryders album)

BBC Radio One Live in Concert is a live album by American band the Long Ryders, released in 1994 by Windsong. It consists of recordings made and broadcast by the BBC in 1985 and 1987.[4] It is the band's first officially authorized live album[5] and remained their only official live album until the release of Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City in 2003.

BBC Radio One Live in Concert
Live album by
Released1994
Recorded
  • 15 October 1985
  • 3 June 1987
Venue
Genre
Length41:22
LabelWindsong
The Long Ryders chronology
Metallic B.O.
(1989)
BBC Radio One Live in Concert
(1994)
Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Content

The majority of the album was recorded live at the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle on 3 June 1987, and broadcast on 19 September 1987. The last four tracks were recorded for the Andy Kershaw show at the Rendezvous Club in Chester on 15 October 1985 and broadcast in November 1985.[4][5]

Track listing

Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, 3 June 1987
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prairie Fire"Sid Griffin, Greg Sowders2:57
2."A Stitch in Time"Tom Stevens3:53
3."Harriet Tubman's Going to Carry Me Home"Griffin4:04
4."I Want You Bad"Terry Adams, Phil Crandon2:34
5."I Had a Dream"Stephen McCarthy3:45
6."You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore"Stevens3:15
7."Gunslinger Man"Griffin3:07
8."Looking for Lewis and Clark"Griffin3:56
Rendezvous Club, Chester, 15 October 1985
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Ivory Tower"Barry Shank3:15
10."Final Wild Son"Griffin, McCarthy2:56
11."State of My Union"Griffin, Sowders4:44
12."Lights of Downtown"McCarthy2:56
Total length:41:22

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

The Long Ryders
  • Sid Griffin – guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Stephen McCarthy – guitar, vocals
  • Tom Stevens – bass, vocals
  • Greg Sowders – drums

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. "AllMusic Rating". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition)". Omnibus Press. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "The Long Ryders Discography". thelongryders.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Media notes). The Long Ryders. Windsong. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)
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